Take this rumor with a grain of salt, but Spring 2020 was floated as a possible construction start date by this ostensibly German source: Here is a short summary of the progress #Gigafactory4 since the announcement of Elon Musk on 12.11.2019..🔊 pic.twitter.com/QrqmFYlF3s — #Gf4 #Gigafactory4 (@Gf4Tesla) November 27, 2019
Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, Tesla rolled out a software update with the latest versions of the “Tesla Vision” Artificial Intelligence sensing system. The release notes pictured above were provided. Three major changes were mentioned in the release notes: 1. 170 kW Supercharging for Standard Range Model 3 I have a Long Range battery which supports […]
During the holidays when everyone in California is traveling, it can be tougher than usual to find an open Supercharger stall to recharge your car. Tesla is accelerating the deployment of V3 chargers, but it looks like they’ve also developed a few other interesting soloutions to charging congestion as well: What you’re seeing is a […]
Check out this new Hyperchange video. Gali got a tip from a Patreon supporter: apparently, someone’s Tesla delivery advisor said they were going to be delivering a few Model Ys before the end of the year. In their Q3 2019 update letter, Tesla said “Model Y ahead of schedule, production expected by summer 2020”. A […]
A new trend is sweeping California: As Californians face years of intentional blackouts — a strategy by the state’s utilities to prevent wildfires — homeowners are rushing to find alternative sources of power to keep the lights on. Last month’s outages, in particular, swept across affluent areas just outside of San Francisco, hitting people who […]
Great roundup by Simon Alvarez over at Teslarati. They even caught a few things that I missed, and I thought I was paying attention. Fortunately, some of these hidden features have been spotted by the Tesla community, thanks to photographs and videos of the vehicle taken during the unveiling event, as well as images that were released […]
The folks over at Tesmanian noticed a funny little coincidence: Justin W. Martin, who designs and engineers flying machines, may have found a little Easter Egg for those who wanted to test the aerodynamics of the Cybertruck. According to the engineer, when the all-electric pickup truck travels as 65 mph, the local velocity over the […]
If you’re like most people, your first reaction when you saw the Tesla Cybertruck was something like: “What on Earth is that? Is that supposed to be a truck, or a joke? Who would order something like that?” By the time you’re done reading this you’ll understand why ordering a Cybertruck right now is a […]
Check out this video of the first Made in China Tesla Model 3, posted by China’s Xinhua News (the official Chinese state media):
Interesting story from August on Reuters: e U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to test how drivers could use cameras to replace traditional rearview mirrors in automobiles, a technology already allowed in other countries, the agency said on Tuesday. Reuters Cars like the Audi étron have this sytem in Europe, but it’s not allowed […]
